DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS OF THE BIAŁYSTOK PTTK BRANCH IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 1960s

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Purpose. The article is focused on showing the development prospects of the Białystok Branch of the Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno Krajoznawcze – PTTK) in the first half of the 1960s through the prism of: (a) the relationship of this institution with state authorities; (b) revaluations of management structures; (c) determination of action objectives; and (d) premise capabilities.Method. The research was carried out via an analysis of the content of archival source materials.Findings. Despite the availability of natural assets, in confrontation with the reality, the development prospects of the Białystok Branch of PTTK in the early sixties of the 20th century did not prove to be significant. The analysis on the functioning conditionality of this tourist institution undertaken in this article (given the naturalness regarding the process of personal change of management staff) should be assessed as at least partly hindering development. However, external and internal constraints did not cause organisational paralysis, and could even become an indirect cause of a continually reviving programme initiative.Research and conclusion limitations. A possible research limitation is the high selectivity of data resulting from previous selecting of archival material, often making it difficult to evaluate the broader context of the information obtained.Practical implications. The conclusions resulting from the analysis of the article content may assume the existence of a constant need: (a) for clear interpretation of the legal framework in which tourism organisations operate; (b) for the constant evaluation of a single, long-term development line.Originality. The article is completely original in terms of the presentation of the obtained data and their conclusive-generalising description.Type of work: The results of archival research are presented in this article.